The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-04-30
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VERM0NT.-Rev.J J. f. RhOades' par
ish at Barre is prospecting in all depart
ments. Congregations have increased in
size and regularity of attendance. Even
ing sermons throughout the winter have
been attended by audiences Of from two to
three hundred and have been productive
of much good. The Sunday-school is
larger than ever before in its history. By
the will of the late Lemuel Richardson
each of the churches Of the town will re-
ceive about $1,000. = Sunday, April 2,
Rev. I. P. Booth commenced the seventh
year of his passionate at Mortified, and
under circumstances more favorable than
at any previous date. The congregations
are now larger, and the interest in every
way better than ever before. Some weeks
ago Mr.. Booth began preaching once in
two weeks about two miles from North
field in the village of Gouldsville, a strong
evangelical community. But the congre-
cations have steadily increased, and a
week ago Sunday large and commodi.
GUS school room in which the meetings
are held was filled to oveIhowing.-The
parish at st. Adams continues to enlarge
it's membership.-Th seven years and
three months OF Rev. E. W. Whitney's
passionate in Brattleboro closed with Eas-
ter. He has preached IN that time 801
sermons in all, attended 223 funerals, Off
ciated at 1877 weddings, christened 38
children, received 70 members into the
church, and made 5000 pastoral calls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitney, on leaving for
Cincinnati, received valuable parting
gifts from the Sunday-school and congre-
cation.
MASSACHUSETTS, Parish Intelli-
gence.-Special meetings at Lowell, Sau-
gus and bingham are reported in the
Leader. = The annual meeting of the
Sunda y-school Union will be held at
Rox bury, instead of Shawmut avenue
The annual meeting of the Boston Asso-
citation, May 4, Rev. J. M. Pullman, DID,,
preaching the sermon.-A reunion of the
Queen City guests at Young's was a
pleasant gathering.-The annual report
of the East Gloucester Sunday school
shows in numbers and average attend
ance most excellent years work. The
labors of Rev. N. r. Wright are blessed.
Ex-Gov. Long gave an address at the
anniversary meeting of the Weymouth
Sunday school, on a recent Sunday evening
to as many people as could by any ingen-
uity be crowded into the church.-The
Fitchburg church reports progress. Num-
Der of families helping to support the
church has increased during the year
from 112 to 1913. The Sunday school
numbers 375 members; congregation fills
the church; twenty three united with the
church on Easter. The sale of the ladies
circle netted $100.-An effort is being
made to institute church in our parish
in South Acton. A deep religious inter-
est prevails, and there is goodly pros
pect OF success. The young people are
very active - The North Cambridge
church held its annual meeting Wednes-
day evening, the 18th. The various an
The treasurer's report showed balance
in the treasury for the first time since
1880. = At the Roxbury Universalist
church last Sunday, DR.. Crabtree intro
duced new feature in impressing the
International Lesson upon the pupils of
his class, by means of stereopticon.
The large window of the minister's room
was darkened, and large white curtain
took it's place, on which illustrations of
the life of Joseph while in Egypt were
thrown, to the great surprise and salts
faction of the class.-Rev. Mr.. McInerney,
who has resigned the care of the Second
Lynn parish, was presented with purse
OF 5000 by his late parishioners.